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How Do We Exit The Shutdown? Hire An Army Of Public Health Workers

By Anna Maria Barry-Jester April 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

The pandemic has exposed massive cracks in the foundations of the U.S. public health system. Getting the country back to normal, experts say, will require a major investment in Public Health 101: training a corps of workers who can track people with the virus and prevent them from passing it to others.

Patients Going To In-Network Hospitals Are Still Receiving Eye-Popping Surprise Medical Bills

April 1, 2019 Morning Briefing

The nationwide phenomenon of surprise medical bills, which is starting to gain more attention, comes often times from a doctor being out-of-network yet still working in a hospital that’s in-network. States are increasingly passing laws to protect patients from these charges, such as limiting the dollar amount of out-of-network fees.

Readers And Tweeters Stay At Home And Stay In Touch With KHN

April 13, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Kaiser Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.

California Attempts To Revive Compassionate Cannabis Programs

By Mark Kreidler December 20, 2019 KFF Health News Original

After the state legalized recreational marijuana in 2016, new taxes and regulations decimated an ad hoc network that had donated cannabis for medical purposes to patients who could not afford it. A recent law seeks to revive the network, but hurdles remain.

Air Ambulances Woo Rural Consumers With Memberships That May Leave Them Hanging

By Sarah Jane Tribble September 16, 2019 KFF Health News Original

State regulators and even one medevac company have raised doubts about prepaid subscriptions and promised benefits offered by air ambulance companies.

5 Things To Know About Trump’s Medicaid Block Grant Plan

By Rachana Pradhan and Phil Galewitz January 31, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Federal officials unveiled guidance for states that want to opt out of some of the current funding program and instead seek a fixed payment to gain more flexibility.

Trump Zeroes In On Surprise Medical Bills In White House Chat With Patients, Experts

By Emmarie Huetteman January 23, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Patients and doctors got a chance to share their nightmarish experiences with medical bills with President Donald Trump and other top White House officials.

There’s Lots Of Talk About Surprise Medical Bills In Congress, But Ambulance Costs Have Been Left Out Of Conversation

July 22, 2019 Morning Briefing

Lawmakers across the country and federally have been trying to figure out the best way to address surprise medical bills. But one of the main causes of the problem –ambulance rides — isn’t in any of the proposed legislation. “If you call 911 for an ambulance, it’s basically a coin flip whether or not that ambulance will be in or out of network,” said Christopher Garmon, a health economist at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Meanwhile, legislation in the House over the bills is unlikely to be addressed until after August recess.

Year One Of KHN’s ‘Bill Of The Month’: A Kaleidoscope Of Financial Challenges

December 21, 2018 KFF Health News Original

A crowdsourced investigation in which we dissect, investigate and explain medical bills you send us.

The Remedy For Surprise Medical Bills May Lie In Stitching Up Federal Law

By Michelle Andrews and Julie Appleby September 10, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The wide-ranging law has the potential to blindside many consumers whose health care comes from company and union health plans that are “self-funded,” meaning they pay claims out of their own funds.

Drumbeat Builds For A Peace Corps Of Caregivers

By Judith Graham October 10, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The notion of a national program to tend to the day-to-day needs of a booming older population has circulated for years. Now, there are grants ― and grit ― behind it.

Compression Garments Can Ease Lymphedema. Covering Costs? Not So Easy.

By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez October 23, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Private insurance plans vary in coverage for compression garments, and some fall short of meeting patients’ needs. Although Medicaid programs cover some of these expenses, Medicare does not.

Senators Unveil Legislation To Protect Patients Against Surprise Medical Bills

By Rachel Bluth September 19, 2018 KFF Health News Original

The measure is designed to help people getting emergency care from hospitals or doctors that are not part of their insurance network.

Conceived Through ‘Fertility Fraud,’ She Now Needs Fertility Treatment

By Lauren Bavis, Side Effects Public Media and Jake Harper, Side Effects Public Media January 28, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Years ago, doctors sometimes lied about whose sperm they used for artificial inseminations. Could it happen now? Some argue regulation is weak in the multibillion-dollar fertility treatment industry.

Klobuchar Leans In On Support For Roe V. Wade, Planned Parenthood

By Shefali Luthra November 21, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Some of the numbers cited by the Minnesota senator during Wednesday’s Democratic presidential debate miss the mark.

Walmart To Give Workers Financial Incentives To Use Higher-Quality Doctors

By Phil Galewitz October 3, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The program, which will roll out next year in three parts of the country, seeks to encourage workers on the company’s health plan to choose doctors that have been identified as providing “appropriate, effective and cost-efficient care.”

Trump Highlights Health Agenda With Vow To Lower ‘Unfair’ Drug Prices

By Julie Rovner February 6, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The president laid out a series of goals, including lowering prescription prices, pursuing an end to the HIV epidemic and boosting funding for childhood cancers.

Website Errors Raise Calls For Medicare To Be Flexible With Seniors’ Enrollment

By Susan Jaffe December 6, 2019 KFF Health News Original

Members of Congress and others complain Medicare’s revamped Plan Finder had problems. Federal officials say they can help consumers who got bad information change their plans next year. But details about how switching will work are yet to come.

Terminally Ill, He Wanted Aid-In-Dying. His Catholic Hospital Said No.

By JoNel Aleccia Photos by Heidi de Marco January 29, 2020 KFF Health News Original

Neil Mahoney had terminal cancer. He also had a legal right to aid-in-dying. But his faith-based hospital called it “morally unacceptable.” So he turned to a network of Colorado doctors to fulfill his last wish.

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Portion Of Obamacare

By Julie Rovner December 18, 2019 KFF Health News Original

The court, based in New Orleans, agreed with a federal judge in Texas that the individual mandate section of the Affordable Care Act could not stand after Congress eliminated the tax penalty for not having coverage. But the case now heads back to the lower court to see how much of the law can remain.

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